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4/29/2007

Transportation Headlines for Sunday April 29, 2007

22 Freeway set to open - All new lanes along 12-mile stretch of improvement project to be finished by Tuesday morning
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1674064.php
Orange County Register

Barriers to traffic flow Re "Peak-hour bus lanes are urged," April 26
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/letters/la-le-sunday29.7apr29,0,438343.story?coll=la-news-comment-letters
Los Angeles Times

Carpool Lane Construction To Close 405 Freeway
http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_118115300.html
CBS 2 TV

Do Real Planning #3: Require Density Around Transit
http://lacityorgcd13.blogspot.com/2007/04/do-real-planning-3-require-density.html
L.A. City Council District 13 Blog

Downtown Riverside gets new trolley route
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_R_trolleys28.b58a6f.html
Press Enterprise

Gas taxes could fuel reforms
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/04/29/BUGPFPG4T61.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle

L.A. calls for higher bus fares
http://www.washingtontimes.com/upi/20070428-041744-6020
Washington Times/UPI

Metrolink seeks fare increase over three years: The commuter railroad points to rising costs. A vote is scheduled May 11.
http://snipurl.com/1iox0
Press Enterprise

Port truckers planning boycott - Haulers say work stoppage and Wilmington rally Tuesday will be held in support of national immigration rights
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/7235721.html
Daily Breeze

Q&A: Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (gridlock and transportation)
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/070429/29gridlock.villaraigosa.htm
U.S. News & World Report

Railroads' Colton Crossing
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_R_cass0429.d58bef.html
Press Enterprise

Security Exercise Causes Minor Delays To Commuters
http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_118130334.html
CBS 2 TV

United jet, refurbished terminal to be on display for May 8 open house at LA/Palmdale Airport
http://www.avpress.com/n/28/0428_s8.hts
Antelope Valley Press